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The next day there were two rabbits in the 

 box. 



Bianca was very gentle with the rabbits, but they 

 both died. 



She was very anxious when the dead rabbits 

 were carried away. She followed them whining 

 and wagging her tail. The Major told his coach- 

 man to shut her up in the woodshed and then to 

 bury the rabbits back of the stable. 



When Bianca was allowed to go out, she ran all 

 about looking for the rabbits and whini-ng to her- 

 self. She seemed to forget about her puppies and 

 would not pay any attention to them, even when 

 they were crying with hunger. She had to be shut 

 up in the woodshed again, as she would not go 

 back of her own choice. 



When, an hour or so later, the Major peeped in 

 there was Bianca curled up in the box with her 

 babies quite contentedly. She wagged her tail as 

 he looked in, but made no attempt to leave them or 

 to look further for the rabbits. 



Bianca lived to be very old — so old that all her 

 teeth dropped out, and she could only eat soft foods 

 such as bread and milk. 



She reared a. great many litters of puppies, but 



